1962 – Kansas City tops the Yanks for the second day in a row, 5 – 4. Again, Mickey Mantle homers in the losing cause.

On August 18, 1962 — 1962 – Kansas City tops the Yanks for the second day in a row, 5 – 4. Again, Mickey Mantle homers in the losing cause.

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